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In our latest installment of Ask the Expert, brought to you by KPA, we hear from Taylor Thorn, Senior Product Director at KPA, about what goes into building a strong safety culture. Q: What’s the best way to measure the effectiveness of your company’s safety culture? In high-stakes industries, a robust safety culture isn’t just […]
Safety training is a critical yet complicated aspect of any workplace, especially when it comes to contractors who may not be present on site all the time. Engaging contractors in safety training can be challenging but is essential for ensuring a safe and productive work environment. Here’s a comprehensive guide on how to effectively engage […]
On episode 225 of EHS On Tap, Scott DeBow, Director of Health & Safety at Avetta, talks about how maturity factors into safety culture. This episode is sponsored by Avetta and presented as part of EHS Daily Advisor’s Safety Culture Week.
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine how to measure the safety climate of your organization. As we celebrate Safety Culture Week, let’s look at measuring safety climate and how it impacts safety culture. Whereas safety culture broadly […]
Men are three times more likely than women to die of workplace homicides, according to findings recently published by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) researchers. The institute highlighted its findings in the October edition of its eNews newsletter. NIOSH researchers analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Census of Fatal […]
As a medical equipment specialist, I’ve seen firsthand how a well-prepared workplace response plan can make the difference between life and death in an emergency. If you are looking to ensure your team is ready for anything, this guide will provide you with all the necessary insights. It will cover all the essential components of […]
Chemical manufacturer AB Specialty Silicones LLC has agreed to pay $1.3 million in penalties in connection with a May 2019 explosion and fire at its Waukegan, Illinois, plant that claimed the lives of four workers, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced October 2. Following OSHA’s investigation, it proposed penalties totaling $1,591,176 for four […]
On episode 224 of EHS On Tap, Lynn Hennighausen, National Trainer for Mental Health First Aid, talks about the importance of workplace mental health awareness and suicide prevention.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced on October 1 it completed the restructuring of its regional offices. OSHA’s most significant change is the creation of a Birmingham, Alabama, regional office responsible for employer assistance, inspection, and enforcement in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and the Florida Panhandle. Kentucky and Tennessee are the […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ordered a Maugansville, Maryland, trucking company to reinstate a driver and pay nearly $30,000 in back wages and damages after finding the employer wrongly terminated the worker for refusing to drive an oversize load in an unsafe manner, the agency announced September 27. OSHA investigators found that TrueStart […]